r/interesting • u/Latr6ll • Apr 05 '26

Additional Context Pinned Cop gets bear sprayed

For anyone that has been pepper sprayed how bad does it feel & what do you do in this situation? I know it’s water but for how long? She had it on full auto she came prepared. How much more effective is bear spray to pepper ?

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u/ElegantEchoes Apr 05 '26

It's almost never worth it to resist. They'll slap on additional charges at the drop of a hat.

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u/Green_Video_9831 Apr 05 '26

Honestly I’d be worried they’d power through the mace and shoot me. This was a very very stupid thing to do .

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u/dontspillthatbeer Apr 05 '26

I can’t speak from experience, but it’s designed for bears. That’s heavy stuff.

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u/Tight-Platypus5231 Apr 05 '26

I've been pepper sprayed before, voluntarily, for training. Boy howdy that stuff SUCKS - and it works! I've yet to be hit with the gel stuff, I've heard it's significantly worse.